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Case 9 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”...
Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Describe the species, model and…” as a row heading in a proposed working record....
Case 17 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed ...
Case 24 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Summary draft for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a...
Case 15 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain th...
Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the wording beginning “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” in ...
Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Case 15 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? A reagent dossier contains a summary purity percentage but not the metho...
Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...
Case 5 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: us...
Case 21 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the...